Mark H Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 Abstract: Carbon-neutral liquid fuels offer the possibility of decarbonising transport without the paradigm shifts required by electrification of the vehicle fleet or conversion to a hydrogen economy. The paper describes the SOFT concept (Sustainable Organic Fuels for Transport) in which carbon-neutral liquid fuels provide a route to avoiding the climate change and energy security concerns which currently challenge the transport sector. The lowcarbon- number alcohols, and, where necessary, synthetic diesel and kerosene, offer the prospect of continued high levels of affordable mobility through the gradual evolution of the vehicle fleet and fuel distribution infrastructure to one which is broadly compatible with that which pervades today. Vehicle technology to support this transition is described. The production of liquid fuels from air and water are reviewed in which fully-closed carbon cycles are theoretically possible with the development of largescale renewable energy generation and CO2 capture from the atmosphere. To expedite air capture, developments in CO2 concentration and release based on bipolar membrane electrodialysis are described and initial results from a laboratory-scale device are reported. This post has been promoted to an article A6___Lotus_PARC_SOFT_SIA_2009.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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